Bachelor's Degree in Music Education with Concentration in Choral

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Degree: Bachelor of Music
Major: Music Education
Concentration: Choral
Hours: 105-110 (Not including teacher certification hours)

Delivery Options:

On-Campus

Music Education Degree Overview

The Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music at ��ý offers a Bachelor of Music Degree in Music Education with a concentration in choral, and is designed to help you become a top notch music educator. You will also take 21 hours of education courses and participate in a student teaching program. After you complete the music and education program requirements, you can pursue teacher certification.

The program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and immerses you in the cultural study of music, composition, performance techniques, education, history and more. Here, you can sing in a chorus, go to a live performance, compose an original piece, enjoy music of various genres and play your instruments, all while refining your natural gifts and talents.

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Music Education Courses You May Take

Voice: Lower division individual applied lessons. Enrollment is restricted to music majors who have successfully completed a departmental audition. Any student enrolled in this course will be concurrently enrolled in the appropriate major ensemble as described elsewhere in the university catalog. Any exception must be approved by the chair of the music department.

A Cappella Choir: A course in choral singing, organized to furnish training in the more important works of choral literature. Presentation of selections in public throughout the year. Audition required. Open to qualified students from other departments.

Grand Chorus: A course in choral singing, designed to acquaint the student with the larger works in choral literature. A public concert is given each semester. Open to qualified students from other departments.

Opera Workshop: A laboratory class for advanced voice students providing study of complete operatic roles, scenes and excerpts for presentation in the opera theatre. Annual full-scale opera production. Auditions open to all qualified students.

World Music: A study of music of the world cultures.

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Career Paths for Music Education

As a music education major, you have many options open to you upon graduation, depending on the areas in which you network and perform during your studies. We highly recommend further graduate and even postgraduate study to take you to the heights of your career. Music education majors may be certified as all-level Texas music teachers through our Department of Curriculum and Instruction.